Epirubicin hydrochloride
Chemical Name: (8S,10S)-10-[(3-Amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-α-L-arabino-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-5,12-naphthacenedione hydrochloride
Purity: ≥96%
Biological Activity
Epirubicin hydrochloride is an antibiotic antitumor agent. Inhibits the synthesis and function of DNA (IC50 = 62.7 μM in rat glioblastoma cell lines) and inhibits the relaxing property of topoisomerase II.Technical Data
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Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.
Background References
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Epirubicin: a review of pharmacology, clinical activity, and adverse effects of an adriamycin analogue.
Cersosimo et al.
J.Clin.Oncol., 1986;4:425 -
DNA polymerases and DNA topoisomerases as targets for the development of anticancer drugs.
Spadari et al.
Anticancer Res., 1986;6:935 -
Comparative activity of anthracycline 13-dihydrometabolites against rat glioblastoma cells in culture.
Schott and Robert
Biochem.Pharmacol., 1989;38:4069
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Citations for Epirubicin hydrochloride
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A2A adenosine receptor modulates drug efflux transporter P-glycoprotein at the blood-brain barrier.
Authors: Kim and Bynoe
J Clin Invest 2016;126:1717
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RB1 status in triple negative breast cancer cells dictates response to radiation treatment and selective therapeutic drugs.
Authors: Robinson Et al.
PLoS One 2013;8:e78641
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